Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird's office is disputing a statement by a Palestinian legislator that she and the minister talked about dates for Baird to visit the Palestinian territories.

Hanan Ashrawi, a top negotiator for the Palestinians and special envoy for President Mahmoud Abbas, told host Evan Solomon on CBC's Power & Politics that she invited Baird to travel to the Palestinian territories.

"He gladly accepted, so he will be visiting relatively soon," she said.

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